A monkey sat in an oak tree observing some fishermen, who were casting their traps into a river. After a while, the fisherman went home for dinner, leaving the ropes draped on a large stone along a nearby river. The monkey descended from the treetops and tried to copy the fishermen. He clumsily entangled himself in the ropes and drowned. With his last breath he spoke, “Serves me right, since I have never fished a day in my life.”